el dichoso

English translation: wretched

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Spanish term or phrase:el dichoso
English translation:wretched
Entered by: bcsantos

18:59 Jul 22, 2016
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Linguistics
Spanish term or phrase: el dichoso
El dichoso objeto parecía que me perseguía.
El dichoso árbol me quitaba el sol.
El dichoso libro no aparecía.

(expresión irónica)
Ramon Somoza
Spain
Local time: 14:31
wretched
Explanation:
Wretched | Definition of Wretched by Merriam-Webster


www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wretched

How did we get into this wretched state of affairs? ... wrest block. wrester. wrestle. wrestling. wrest pin. wrest plank. wretch. wretched. wretchless. wretchlessness ...
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bcsantos
Gibraltar
Local time: 14:31
Grading comment
Thanks for everybody who responded. I think I will go with this one...
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Summary of answers provided
4 +7wretched
bcsantos
4 +6darn, dang, damed
neilmac
3 +1blasted, blamed
MollyRose
3 +1blessed
Elizabeth Joy Pitt de Morales


Discussion entries: 4





  

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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +7
wretched


Explanation:
Wretched | Definition of Wretched by Merriam-Webster


www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wretched

How did we get into this wretched state of affairs? ... wrest block. wrester. wrestle. wrestling. wrest pin. wrest plank. wretch. wretched. wretchless. wretchlessness ...


bcsantos
Gibraltar
Local time: 14:31
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 12
Grading comment
Thanks for everybody who responded. I think I will go with this one...

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  patinba
2 hrs
  -> Thanks!

agree  Andy Watkinson
9 hrs
  -> Thanks!

agree  Sergio Kot
12 hrs
  -> Thanks!

agree  franglish
12 hrs
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agree  Amy Moreno
14 hrs
  -> Thanks!

agree  neilmac: More UK than US usage IMHO....
14 hrs
  -> Thanks! Yes,maybe. I answered too soon :)

agree  Patrice
1 day 2 hrs
  -> Thanks!
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
blasted, blamed


Explanation:
If you want a more common term.

Example sentence(s):
  • That blasted tree is always blocking the sun.
MollyRose
United States
Local time: 08:31
Native speaker of: English

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Patrice: agree with 'blasted'
23 hrs
  -> Thanks.
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14 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +6
darn, dang, damed


Explanation:
All euphemisms of "damn/ed" work for me.
Real life examples include Walt Disney's 19965 masterpiece That Darn Cat!

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Note added at 14 hrs (2016-07-23 09:54:13 GMT)
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Although this is for a US audience, the nation is so huge that there may be quite a difference between someone from New York and someone from, let's say Alabama, in their choice of epithets.

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Note added at 14 hrs (2016-07-23 09:55:07 GMT)
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However, I'd say "darned" would work almost universally as a mild cussword - even in the UK:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1206658/That-darned-...

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Note added at 14 hrs (2016-07-23 09:58:28 GMT)
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PS: Rather than an agree, I'll have a "darn tootin'"...

http://onlineslangdictionary.com/meaning-definition-of/darn-...

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Note added at 15 hrs (2016-07-23 10:01:39 GMT)
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As for "dang", Roger Miller dixit:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l1s7HHnnjU4


    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/That_Darn_Cat_(1997_film)
neilmac
Spain
Local time: 14:31
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 32

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  James A. Walsh
2 hrs

agree  andyfergu: damned es muy buena opción pero está mal escrito en el encabezado
2 hrs
  -> And corrected immediately: "damn/ed". There's no "edit" botton on kudoz.

agree  Darius Saczuk
3 hrs

agree  Adoración Bodoque Martínez: I like "darn".
8 hrs

agree  Patrice
11 hrs

agree  lorenab23: For US all excellent options, damned being my favorite
15 hrs
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2 days 22 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
blessed


Explanation:
Another option. It maintains the ironic tone of "dichoso". Pronounced with two syllables.



Elizabeth Joy Pitt de Morales
Local time: 14:31
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  MollyRose: I had actually thought of that, too. :)
1 day 5 hrs
  -> Thanks, MollyRose. :-)
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